Ramsay Hunt Syndrome in a Patient Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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Ramsay Hunt syndrome in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is a rare, severe complication of varicella-zoster virus reactivation in the geniculate ganglion, characterized by hearing loss, pain, and vesicles in the ear or mouth along with ipsilateral facial palsy. Although it is rare, it is more commonly found with immunodeficiency conditions. We report a case of a 35-year-old human immunodeficiency virus positive male, having...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1738-9364,2289-0769
DOI: 10.3904/kjm.2016.90.2.169